Rim lug nut lock



F. C. MOORE RIM LUG NUT LOCK June 8,1926. 1,587,976

Filed Jan. 26, 1926 Inventor Attorney Patented June 8,

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BII' LUG NUT LOOK.

Application mes January as, 1926. Serial no. and.

The presentinvention relates to a device 'for' preventing the'theft of automobile tires ofi of the wheels. This type of theft is becoming more common as devices to prevent theft of tires from spare racks are becomin more perfected.

' e device serves to lock one nut holding the rim on thereby preventing the rim from being removed from the wheel. The device 13 preferably placed on a lug nut'on the i its side of the' rim from the valve.

en placed in this position, it will -pre-- vent the removal of the tire rim entirely by persons nothaving a key to the lock.

The device provides a structure which completely covers the .lug nut so' that it is impossible for unauthorized persons to obtain access thereto.

.I aim to provide a rim lug nut lock of this class which is exceedingly simple in its construction, eflicient, reliable, strong, durable, easy to manipulate, and compact, convement, easy toassemble or disassemble, and otherwise well ada ted to the purpose for which it is designed With theabove and numerous other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. v

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a wheel assembly showing my improved nut lock associated'therewith,

Fi 2 is a section taken substantially on the hue 22 of Fig.1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the plate and lock housing, and

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the nut cover and its shank. Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 5 designates a plate havin an opening 6 for receiving the bolt '7 w ich passes through the felly 8 of a wheel and has thereon the usual lug 9. The usual nut holds the lug 9 in place and my improved late 5 is located between the nut 10 and the ug 9 as is clearly seen in Fig. 2.

The plate 5 is provided with a rectangularly disposed inwardly extending extension .11. A marginal flange 12 is'provided with the plate 5 and its extension. A lock housing 13 is fixed on the extension 11 by suitable fastening elements 14 or in any other manner, and has a shank receiving openencasing the nut '10 as is indicate bolts 21 operable in 15 and anysuitable lock-16.." A cover is in 'catedhgenerally by the letter A. Referring to t lscover in detail, it will be seen that-the same includes a plate 17 having a marginal flange 18 so as to be ca able of vanta e in the drawin g 8 to adank 19 extendsrectan gularly from one I end Of the plate and is ad'aptedto extend mto theopening '15,- and then'otches 20 of the shank 19 ma be engaged by suitable will be seen that unauthorized persons may not obtain accessto the lug nut and there'- fore cannot remove the tire rim from the felly of thewheel. i R

It is thought that the construction, operathe lock 16. Whenthe I cover A is dispose over the lug nut 10 and the shank-19 is locked in the housing 13, it

tion, advantages of the invention will now be clearly seen without scription thereof. however, is directed the structure, which is produced b the detalls described above and particularl' the convenience with which the parts may assembled and disassembled.

Attention is further directed to theefiiclency of the device which may be made Particular attention,

terial, and is capable of being manufactured at a low cost. 4

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed merel in detail merely by way of example, since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. 1

It will be apparent, however, that numerous changes in the details ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of the parts may be resorted to without departing rom the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed, or sacrificing any of its advanta s.

'Having t us described my invention, what I claim as new is I 1. A tire rim lock including a plate having an opening to receive a rim bolt and provided with a marginal flange adapted to partially encase the nut of a rim bolt received in said 0 e'ning, the plate being adapted for disposal etween the lug of the bolt and lug nut, a lock housing on the plate, a shank asa more detailed d'eto the compactness of strong and durable by the use of'suitable mafor encasing the rim bolt nut to prevent access thereto by unauthorized persons.

- 2. A tire rim lock including a plate having an opening to receive a rim bolt and provided with a marginal flange adapted to partially encase the nut of a rim bolt received in said opening, the plate being adapted for disposal between the lug of the bolt and lug nut, a lock housing on the plate, a

shank associated with the housing for locking engagement therein, a cover on the shank for encasing the rim bolt nut to prevent access thereto by authorized persons, said cover being in the form of a plate having a marginal flange receivable within the confines of a flange marginally formed on the first mentioned plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK o, MOORE. 

